SoS: August 29, 2016 - September 4, 2016

Nice photo Jim!

 

Thank you buddy. Have a great weekend!

 

SOTD September 3, 2016

Pre: Proraso preshave cream
Razor: Carbo Magnetic
Soap: B&M Unscented
Brush: Simpsons Special
Post: Witch Hazel / Clinique Post Shave Soother

Well once again this Carbo Magnetic provided a fine shave. And the magnetic qualities are making me feel younger every day! The advertisement below says the razor will "...close shave the hardest beard and leave no smarting". And its true...after shaving with it I am no smarter than I was before I used it! And after my three month free trial, I don't think I will return it!

 

Very good setup and picture. I like the advertisement.

 

EverReady Single Edge
CVS Blade
My French Soap Mix Face lathered
2 passes and a good shave

 

September 3, 2016
Gem 1912
Gem PTFE (1)
Romera Olive Wood Synthetic
Mystic Water Eucalyptus & Spearmint
Witch Hazel
Myrsol F/Extra
Whipped Shea Butter

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Route 66 Sweeney Todd Soap
B-400 by Tom Brush
Bunny V-3
Chick Blade (1)
Lucky Tiger
Pinaud Clubman
Have a great weekend!

 

I salute the great region of Scandinavia - my Norwegian Brutalt Bra soap is awesome. I love the mild lavender scent, the rich, easy-to-build lather, the good blade glide, and the moisturizing, comfortable post-shave feeling it gives. The Hega aftershave from Sweden has a very pleasant neutral scent and it feels very comfortable on the skin. This shave was most enjoyable as well as very close!

 

SOTD: Favorites—or at least some of my favorites—used in today's shave. This restored Solingen-made Böhler-Stahl 5/8 round-point has always impressed me with a keen, smooth edge and nimbleness. Custom-made Oscar11 boar brush and Route 66 blood-orange scented 'Sweeney Todd' soap. Finished with the big chill of Fine 'Snake Bite.' Great Saturday shave…

 

This belongs over on the Injector thread, but I was reading on another forum that eBarbershop is now selling what is supposed to be a very good clone of the Type O: http://www.ebarbershop.com/ebarbershop-schick-type-injector-razor-handle.html

 

Wonderful selection for todays shave!

 

3 September 2016

* Muhle DE89 + Stork Aristocrat 2 Titanium
* Iridium Super
* Shavemac D-01 2-Band + Doug Korn Aquamarine Taca
* Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Thanks I have heard of this before, but they do not ship to UK.

 

Even with the Bunny , you can`t do foolish things that you have learned over the years NOT to do, like try an ATG stroke ahead of time, before you have adequately shaved the proper areas. Don`t do anything out of turn or it will bite you. Or at least ME. Miss Bunny is the best razor I have ever owned. But nothing is perfect (although close).
Bill

 

Gillette Fat Handle Gold Tech with a Lab Blue blade, FS Badger brush, Proraso Green cream and Aqua Velva for a great three pass BBS shave. This is one razor that will not give any irritation at all and provides a very comfortable shave.

 

Sept. 4/2016 Sat.

Razor: Bunny -v3 set on "Mild"
Blade: Ted Pella (3)
Lather:Nivea Gel
A/s Gillette Gel/ Brut
Newspaper Date: Dec. 24,1943 (Christmas Eve)

Again a fantastic 2 pass shave with Miss Bunny. 1st pass, WTG all the way, no problems, smooth, feeling great. The 2nd pass ATG/WTG/XTG. That was where I put the wrong foot forward, and tried an ATG stroke before properly cleaning most hairs out of the concave area under my chin, and on my chin, got bitten in 2 places, that took a styptic to stop the red stuff (learned my lesson), follow protocol. You may vary from time to time, but be very careful. I actually ended up with a near Dolphin smooth shave, even with the misstep. I love God, Country and Family in that order. I LIKE Miss Bunny. A Happy Camper is me!! I wish all members a wonderful shave today.

Bill

 

Saturday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Brush: RazoRock/Zenith High Mountain White-24mmx57mm
Aftershave: Pitralon Classic

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Stirling MITA today. 20 seconds to load the RR/Zenith HMW. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette Silver Blue in the Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Pitralon Classic aftershave.

Bob

 

SOTD:

Soap: Derby shave cream-Lemon
Razor: Edwin Jagger laser cut 3D DE
Blade: rapira
Bowl: Edwin Jagger brushed nickel
Brush: wolf whiskers custom synthetic with bishop style and rce #15 colorway
Aftershave: Pinaud's vanilla
Shave Towel: Dallas Cowboys, obviously. "Dak to the future"

What a pleasant surprise with this soap. It lathered very easy and had great slickness. I felt the face feel afterwards could be better however. The scent was quite pleasant...a fresh, clean, lemon that was much stronger when whipped into a lather. It did have a bit of an artificial slant to it, though. For the price and the sheer size of the tube, this is a definite winner.